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Five Star Quality Care Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (FVE)

NEW YORK (
TheStreet) --
Five Star Quality Care Incorporated (AMEX:
FVE) hit a new 52-week low Thursday as it is currently trading at $3.86, below its previous 52-week low of $3.90 with 481,789 shares traded as of 3:51 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 614,200 shares over the past 30 days.

Five Star Quality Care has a market cap of $202.1 million and is part of the
health care sector and
health services industry. Shares are down 39.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.

Five Star Quality Care, Inc. operates senior living communities, including independent living or congregate care communities, assisted living communities, and nursing facilities in the United States. The company has a P/E ratio of 6.5, below the average health services industry P/E ratio of 7.7 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates Five Star Quality Care as a
hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its solid stock price performance, revenue growth and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that the company's profit margins have been poor overall. You can view the full
Five Star Quality Care Ratings Report.